Paige, what happened after in that story? Did the applicant re-apply after being rejected or was s/he able to pull out from waitlist pool by updating the score?
... just get into the state school..or may never ... you could transfer...to the State school you mentioned, or ... you may be at that state school in two years... ... and not get into the state school...but perhaps better ... the same quality as the State. You may do really ...